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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Students hold protest demanding justice for those killed by police brutality

Students hold protest demanding justice for those killed by police brutality

Tori Duff April 19, 2021

Editor’s Note: Two sources within this story, Andrea and J, are identified using false names due to fear of repercussions for protesting police violence.  TW: Discussions of police brutality Student...

Home run heroes Rhodes, Iakopo are just driving in runs, pushing their team to greater heights

Home run heroes Rhodes, Iakopo are just driving in runs, pushing their team to greater heights

Nicholas Pannes April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. It's not difficult to spot junior utility player Mary Iakopo and senior outfielder Shannon Rhodes’ similarities. The...

Spring has sprung: here are the best places to find bluebonnets near Austin this season

Spring has sprung: here are the best places to find bluebonnets near Austin this season

Gracyn Freiling April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. The familiar sight of bluebonnets popping up on the sides of highways and overtaking previously barren fields is...

Running in the dark: Former runners say Texas didn’t treat mental health injuries same as physical injuries

Running in the dark: Former runners say Texas didn’t treat mental health injuries same as physical injuries

Payton Luster April 19, 2021

TW: discussions of mental illness, including depression, anxiety and eating disorders Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. Thomas Hinojosa loved the...

We need to taco ‘bout Healthyhorns Torchy’s Gift Card Giveaway

We need to taco ‘bout Healthyhorns Torchy’s Gift Card Giveaway

Dex Parra April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. Annie Lyons has texted “TXTACOS” to HealthyhornsTXT every single Tuesday since her freshman year at UT in 2016....

5 Asian American-owned restaurants to add to your Austin foodie agenda

5 Asian American-owned restaurants to add to your Austin foodie agenda

Dina Barrish April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. With every savory, satisfying slurp of Pho Thaison’s chicken pho, Lucy Lopez said she couldn’t believe how she...

City officials and community advocates release plan to house 3,000 unsheltered residents by 2024

City officials and community advocates release plan to house 3,000 unsheltered residents by 2024

Tori Duff April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. The Summit to Address Unsheltered Homelessness in Austin released a report Thursday detailing a plan to house 3,000...

Approximately half of UT undergraduates received honors last semester

Approximately half of UT undergraduates received honors last semester

Skye Seipp April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. About half of all UT undergraduates finished fall 2020 with honors, an increase from the previous four semesters,...

UT-Austin COVID-19 committee “cautiously optimistic” next semester will be in-person

UT-Austin COVID-19 committee “cautiously optimistic” next semester will be in-person

Skye Seipp April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. The fall 2020 course schedule shows more than 90% of classes will be in person, and UT will not require students,...

UT senate passes resolution making standardized tests optional

UT senate passes resolution making standardized tests optional

Sheryl Lawrence April 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 16 issue of The Daily Texan. The Senate of College Councils passed a resolution on Thursday urging the Office of Admissions to make standardized...

Texas volleyball wins 3-1 in regional semifinal against Penn State to advance to Elite Eight

Texas volleyball wins 3-1 in regional semifinal against Penn State to advance to Elite Eight

Maya Martinez April 18, 2021
The Texas volleyball team, looking to keep their historic season alive, defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 3-1 in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday and will advance to the NCAA Tournament regional final on Monday.
Texas track and field competes in Michael Johnson Invitational over weekend

Texas track and field competes in Michael Johnson Invitational over weekend

Kaitlyn Harmon April 18, 2021
The Texas track and field women gave the Longhorns three first-place finishes and a new personal record at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas, on Friday and Saturday.
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